Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging Wildfire as 12-year-old Sam is trapped by explosive flames and deadly smoke that threaten to take his life.
At the end of the novel, information about wildfires and useful safety tips add to the reader\'s understanding of one of the US\'s most dangerous natural disasters..
A powerful bond is forged that can only grow out of true hardship -- as two true friends beat all odds and outwit one of the deadliest fires ever.
The pace never slows, and eventually flames surround Sam and Delphy on all sides.
Their unlikely friendship grows as they join forces to find civilization.
Then, when he least expects it, he encounters Delphy, an older girl who is also lost.
Drought has made the forest a tinderbox, and Sam struggles to remember survival tricks he learned from his late father.
Lungs burning, Sam\'s only goal is to keep moving.
Run or die.
Now a wall of fire separates Sam from his bus, and there\'s only one thing to do: Run for his life.
Suddenly, a flash of heat blasts him as pine trees explode.
Can he survive? Flames race toward Sam Castine\'s summer camp as evacuation buses are loading, but Sam runs back to get his phone.
Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging Wildfire as 12-year-old Sam is trapped by explosive flames and deadly smoke that threaten to take his life
